The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-17
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Bishop
,tizen dropped in on one of our
S,ro citizens for chat upon the
rdrhinv topic lie said that he
ing to vote against the amend
moi so much OH principle rs
40 he thought the amendment
wa, weak aud a piece OF class
ton. more in the interest OF
f.. tLan against it, and because it
',,.nated against Texas III favor
.,or .tatos and was calculated TO
E,rcot injury to the state without
T., Tho cause of temperance. lie
I'd himself as greatly amused
w ,,hn,cs the fight had already
~ and tho rapidity with which
~. we're being driven to support
peoin,ndmcnt they hadn't read, lie
"a ,La, 81 little over year ago ltca'
Jaw Lad argued through the News
ean prohibition MS being an un-
eRn,rotic principle and, after teach
aen, 81. democracy. Hops over at
~ tr.r fire of the other side.
tnvm hovc Coke, Mills, Terrell, and a
" Io,hcrs. -aying that it Is against
Doe. ,oration OF tho national demo
"rstic Platform, ana there mas pech no
c. s convention to change the
ns sw,,",I ASPECT OF the PROHIBITION
pun since Maxey and Reagan oc-
quoad ,he same position with Mills
cugrroke. It looks To me asst some
NV an, poliuCal leaders are scared OF
y. sbadows and are II wool gather
.no,bcse kind of leaders dcmoraliIe
!.c,itica party. will show you
- senator Vest talks In his Boon~
viIle speech to let you see the diilcr.
snce between the grit Of a Missouri
snds Texan leader
IT don't care about discussing what
.rmr,uarv means. say To You n u
L ssi7pate TO the National Democratic
tssSFcntion. that it was intended IA u
lk7Saration against prohibition n 1t
ann from Maine This, aud moth
inr more cor les, has been meant by
he word sumpiuary ~ used IN every
iomocratic platform"
Again
wt consulted my personal inter
sts nethap, would say nothing on
bis question; but would rather leave
he senate of the nitcd states to
,orrow with NV self respect than
It'll any other boon on earth.
,ould not have my self respect 1t
id not meet this prohibition question
quarely." r.., 80.
How many Texas politicians will
at up aud talk like Senator Vest
lINs Boonvillc speech ought to be dis
bbutcd all over Texas to snow the
Nxas politician what political cour-
co. ,...,...,.,
ynlXed on this question. Bishop
who is the Methodist bishop
fTcXas and Mississippi, aud at the
u esd of the prohibition movement
mississippi, has issued circular
- Stcr in that state, in which he makes
disunction between prohibition and
ocsl optiou Just rs the Galveston dem.
crsUc convention did, and NJ Gibbs
Nmhis speech. The bishop, in hi
tuhr. commeuds local option "a
hore natural and more successful
\ Mar state prohibition, Yet there arc
\lOmc of his ministers who are rcd-ho'
KprohibitIon Bishop Galloway IL
m 10 man, and All advocate of locnI
,tou and temperance, but after II
reiul study admits That state prohi-
10. hon has not proven successful.
~, n sure when the conservative PEG
~ tol iuSnr thoroughly understand
Gals amendment that they will vote II
,wn and adhere to loca. option
Mch has proven success in Geor-
Amid other states and which brings
,out 80 gradual IA change that bust
Mss interests do not suffer and Ia,
)eoI 10 are educated up to entorc.
Skthe law. Among the thinking
people tins tight is gon & to he more
On ihc weakness of the amendment
itaeli and its effects on the state than
, o. any political principle. The peo-
" pie oi Texas have to II great extent
lostcouiidence IN the stability of theil
party leaders, bat are more apt Il
take Mills than Rcagan's view OF thu
question. on see Mills refuse Il
vrAe for that KS commission that
!. otio the presidency and said ii wa
Hpnblican trick. Results proved
" thes he was correct, aud he takes The
oame view of this prohibition agitn'
lion. II is very evident that some OF
our politicians are iloundcring, but
Iexas will have TO defeat this amend
meat or get out of line with the
.lr pauonal democracy. Local option II
VI enective, but 1t don't give room for
O information of u political party and
pfthis reason is not acceptable to
iome.
nere are Il great many people who
WIDOW talking prohibition who will
vote for the amendment when
lAey fully understand its provisions
IA certain effects. BY its very
arms 1t is piece OF impracticable
gblaton that can't be defended on
4 Dttump. You zee II says shall not
uiacture or SELL" which makes
distinct oilenses. Under IT d
u can't make wine for his own usc
~ his own grapes, but anybody
:. import any amount OF any sort OF
ysor from other states. When the
Ple wake up You will see
wrong current set in against
=, amendment. 1t wal
,pc' u plain TO see from Mr.. Reagan'i
~ ibat bn ha a $40, noah 81, L.